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Population in North West

Population in North West was 7.77 million in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 0.7% from 2024.

2025, persons7,772,854
Change on 2024+0.7%
Series high7,772,8542025
Series low7,055,9612011

Population in North West, 2011 to 2025

7M7.2M7.4M7.6M7.8M201120142017202020252011: 7,055,961 persons2012: 7,079,344 persons2013: 7,105,146 persons2014: 7,141,096 persons2015: 7,182,651 persons2016: 7,234,141 persons2017: 7,275,765 persons2018: 7,316,116 persons2019: 7,363,267 persons2020: 7,380,605 persons2021: 7,424,092 persons2022: 7,520,961 persons2023: 7,623,930 persons2024: 7,716,106 persons2025: 7,772,854 persons
persons. Source: Office for National Statistics, Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-07-29.
All 15 values
Periodpersons
20257,772,854
20247,716,106
20237,623,930
20227,520,961
20217,424,092
20207,380,605
20197,363,267
20187,316,116
20177,275,765
20167,234,141
20157,182,651
20147,141,096
20137,105,146
20127,079,344
20117,055,961

Rankings

Definition

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January. United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

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How to cite

Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=200&measures=20100&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the population in North West?

Population in North West was 7.77 million in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 0.7% from 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest population in North West?

7.77 million in 2025, the highest value since 2011 in this series.

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